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2026-09-07 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Joyce says he’s ‘not Jesus Christ’ when pushed on controversial superannuation policy

🔮 Joyce was facing a grilling on Monday’s edition of 7.30 when host Sarah Ferguson challenged the One Nation MP to model the lifetime losses different Australians would incur from the policy, which would allow renters and mortgage holders to dip into a quarter of their superannuation contributions over three years. mixed

2026-09-14 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Parents of student killed in mistaken identity murder face ‘heartbreaking’ future

🔮 It would become the first of three underworld shootings in Sydney’s escalating gangland war. assertive

2026-09-24 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Second child allegedly stabbed by mother in Blue Mountains attack dies in hospital

🔮 The woman will now face an additional charge of murder following the death of her youngest child. assertive

2026-09-28 · The Sydney Morning Herald

CCTV captures police car travelling at high speed before crash that killed Mia Lay

🔮 Police Minister Yasmin Catley didn’t weigh in on speculation Monday that Torrisi, 24, may have reached speeds surpassing 150km/h when the crash occurred, saying officers were entrusted with determining how quick they travel when they’re attending an urgent call. “Police make those decisions, but the investigation will determine if that’s the case,” she said. assertive

2026-09-28 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Former Newington teacher charged with rape, grooming student

🔮 She will next appear at Burwood Local Court on November 25. assertive

2026-09-30 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Principal addresses parents after former Newington teacher charged with rape

🔮 Georges River College Senior Campus Principal Anna Girginis wrote to parents on Wednesday, a week after Kontou was granted bail in Sutherland Local Court, to share information about a “matter of concern for our school community”. “As you may be aware, a college staff member was recently charged with child sex offences,” Girginis wrote. assertive

2026-10-01 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Teacher allegedly raped Newington student during Great Barrier Reef trip

🔮 “Mrs Haralambidis [Kontou] will not be responding to emails and will appreciate respect for her privacy,” Newington’s head of year 7 told parents enquiring about her prolonged absence, in an email soon after the trip. “Please do not hesitate to communicate with me any issues or concerns regarding the boys … the boys will continue to be supported in the Newington way.” assertive

2026-10-02 · The Sydney Morning Herald

How the alleged Newington College rape was exposed

🔮 “This matter is currently before the courts and we will continue to support the police in their investigations as we always do,” it said in a statement released to this masthead on Thursday night. assertive

2026-10-05 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Australian soldier killed in NT military exercise

🔮 Defence is expected to provide further details of the fatal training exercise at a later time. assertive

2026-10-06 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Body discovered submerged in livestock trough on NSW property

🔮 Police discovered the body about 11.20am on Monday at the property in Terragon, 20 kilometres south of Murwillumbah, finding it in a stock dip. assertive

2026-10-08 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Chaos in Sydney’s CBD after alleged carjacking, crash outside Queen Victoria Building

🔮 The man is expected to be charged over the carjacking in the coming hours, once he is discharged from hospital. assertive

2026-10-09 · The Sydney Morning Herald

P-plater accused of horror Newcastle car crash bailed to family home in Sydney’s eastern suburbs

🔮 He will return to his four-bedroom family home in Randwick, in the care of mother Nik Bambrick, on Friday. assertive

2026-10-12 · The Sydney Morning Herald

‘Absolutely senseless’: 13-year-old on bail allegedly kills Sydney father on his way home from work

🔮 At least two other young people present during the attack are expected to be charged, Batchelor said. mixed

2026-10-13 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Sydney man charged with murder of 12-year-old boy fatally shot in face

🔮 Investigators believe the boy, who cannot be legally identified, may have been one of several people handling an illegal gun when it discharged inside an apartment in the Moda complex in Norwest. assertive

2026-10-13 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Multiple women allegedly targeted on northern beaches walking trails

🔮 Police announced the establishment of Strike Force Mexvo on Wednesday morning, which will bring together specialist detectives with officers from the Sex Crimes Squad to investigate whether the incidents are linked. mixed

2026-10-14 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Patient suffers burns in alleged petrol attack inside major Sydney hospital

🔮 “I could just smell petrol all over, my hairs singed, my eyebrows, got smoke in my eyes, just everything, just been pumping me with water. mixed

2026-10-14 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Teenager charged over attempted assassination at Sydney school pick-up

🔮 The investigation of the botched assassination attempt was handed to detectives under Taskforce Falcon, the NSW Police initiative launched in May 2025 to confront escalating gangland violence across Sydney. assertive

2026-10-16 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Boy, 5, found dead in NSW home was duct-taped into sleeping bag, blindfolded, police say

🔮 A post-mortem examination will be held to determine the child’s cause of death. assertive

2026-10-16 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Gun shots in Dulwich Hill, police lock down area

🔮 Officers have established the operation near Williams Parade and Constitution Road, urging public to avoid the area as they sweep the scene. assertive

2026-10-18 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Arrest in hunt for man who roamed Dulwich Hill with sawn-off shotgun

🔮 The manhunt began after 10.20am on Friday when the man was allegedly confronted over a stolen van taken from a nearby inner west suburb days earlier. He allegedly set fire to the van, near an apartment complex at Williams Parade and Constitution Road in Dulwich Hill, and waved the shotgun at three witnesses, before fleeing on foot with the weapon. Nearby businesses, cafes and schools were put into lockdown on Friday as tactical police, along with the police helicopter, combed nearby streets for the alleged gunman. mixed

2026-10-21 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Ben Roberts-Smith interview LIVE updates: Alleged war criminal, Victoria Cross recipient speaks with 2GB’s Ben Fordham in pre-recorded interview

🔮 Tom Malone, chief executive of Tapt Media, which owns 2GB and 3AW, said the interview will showcase the company’s digital transformation in its new era owned by pokies and publican billionaire family, the Laundys. assertive

2026-10-22 · The Sydney Morning Herald

‘I just give it to them straight in the chest’: Roberts-Smith has no regrets about his military career

🔮 Ben Roberts-Smith launched a multimedia blitz on Thursday to go with his new clothing label, denying five charges of the war crime of murder ahead of his criminal trial and insisting he would not change a thing from his military career. assertive

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